Category Archives: General Cruise Info
Episode 25 – Carnival Cruise Rate Increase
The Cruise Guy, Stewart Chiron joins us talking about Carnival Cruise Lines rate increase, a new cruise ship to be home-ported in Tampa, Florida and the noro-virus outbreak on the Celebrity Mercury.
An avid traveler and an award-winning journalist, Ralph Grizzle joins us with a recent article he wrote called “Extracting More Joy from Your Cruise.”
Frequent cruiser Sherry [...]
Secrets to Booking the Best Cruise Vacation
(from ABC News)
Secrets to Booking the Best Cruise Vacation Learn How to Sort Through All the Cruise Ship ‘Sale’ Hoopla
Column by STEWART CHIRON, CEO of CruiseGuy.com. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/CruiseGuy
Feb. 2, 2010— A new year is finally here and who doesn’t need a vacation from 2009? The cruise industry fared extraordinarily well, all [...]
Meals on a Cruise Ship
Every day I get questions from first time cruisers or just folks who have general questions about cruising. Now, while I have never claimed to be an expert, if I don’t have the answer, I will get it.
I checked my email after getting back into town today and someone asked me a question about dining [...]
Military Cruise Discounts
I got an email this morning asking me if cruise lines gave military discounts and if so, what are they? Fair enough.
Taking advantage of a military discount is a must if you are or were in the armed forces. Cruise lines often offer discounts up to 50% off the booking rate with proper military ID. [...]
My Time/ Your Time Dining….. huh?
Cruise lines have always been fairly regimented regarding dining times. Eat around six or eight thirty.
So what if you want to stay at the resort a little longer, drink another pina colada on the beach or watch the sunset into the ocean….. will you miss dinner totally?
This post comes from a phone call I received [...]
Suites on a Cruise Ship
This morning I saw a twitter message with my name on it so I checked it out. The twitter message was someone telling their friends about Cruise Radio (which you should check out). Turns out, they were planning a cruise and wondered what suites are like on a cruise ship… so here is my short answer:
First off, a [...]
Caribbean Temps
This time of year it seems like the whole part of the country is under a blanket of snow. As I write this in Jacksonville, Fla. the bank sign across the street says 37 degrees.
I was talking to a friend yesterday who is leaving in a couple days to head on one of Royal Caribbeans [...]
What is a Bulbous Bow?
Earlier today I was talking to my dad who is a retired harbor pilot. See earlier post on river/harbor pilots.
We were talking about the different bow configurations of cruise ships and why some ships have bubbles on the bows (front of ship). Skating around the whole physics part of the bow bubble (bulbous bow the technical [...]
Interview with a Cruise Ship Entertainer
The other day I got to sit down with Jason, the ‘piano man,’ of the Carnival Glory. He answered a few questions that I had about life at sea. I thought I would pass this question and answer session on to you.
What is your position? On board entertainer …. ‘piano man’
Tell us a little about yourself? I was born and raised in [...]
Getting Married On a Cruise Ship
The following is a sit down session that I had with Scott Lara, a man of the cloth and frequent cruiser.
Scott…I understand that back in March, you actually performed a wedding on board the Monarch of the Seas…tell me about that..
You know Doug, I have known several friends that have had their weddings on cruise [...]
